AROUND CAMPUS:

• New Faces
• Achievements
  

• Get Involved
• Calendar

Comings & Goings

New Faces:

Tim Clarke, Director of Graphic Design, Marketing and Communication
Tammy DeMille, Guest Services, Representative Executive Inn
Somone Denmon, Program Assistant, Academic Programs
Daryl James, Director of Editorial Content, Marketing and Communication
Deborah Kimball, Part-time Administrative Assistant, Garvin Center
Guin Pilkington, Data & Administrative Assistant, Institutional Advancement and Alumni Relations
Shenonso Scott, Program Coordinator, Corporate Learning

Get Involved

Volunteers needed for commencement dinner

Following the commencement ceremony, Thunderbird will host a dinner and private reception featuring Steve Forbes and Campaign Thunderbird Chairs Barbara and Craig Barrett from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa. Several volunteers are needed to help at the dinner from 4 to 9 p.m. Shorter shifts are available. Staff members who volunteer for the entire evening will be provided dinner. To volunteer, please contact Kymberlee Naugle, Ext. 7815.

Employee awards ceremony to be May 6

The 2008 Annual Employee Recognition and Awards Ceremony will be 3 to 5 p.m. May 6 in the Thunderbird Activity Center. At the ceremony, the distinguished achievement award will be handed out. The award carries a $1,500 cash prize, taxes paid, and an engraved memento for display.

Land hearing scheduled in Glendale

Glendale City Council members will discuss the Thunderbird rezoning effort during a meeting 7 p.m. May 13 at the Glendale Council Chambers, 5850 W. Glendale Ave. All faculty and staff are invited to attend, and Glendale residents are welcome to comment at the meeting. This is the final step in a two-year rezoning effort. Residents interested in attending the meeting should contact Chris Lee at extension 7591 for more information

Founder's Day celebrated on campus

Faculty, staff, students and other community members gathered at
Thunderbird's annual Founder's Day celebration proposed April 16 from 4 - 5:30 p.m. The Pavilion was transformed to reflect the layout of the new Thunderbird tower. Festivities included a short presentation on the tower project and Campaign Thunderbird. The Thunderbird Insider was on hand asking people, what is it about Thunderbird’s history and legacy that you’re most proud of?

“The diversity at Thunderbird is amazing. Fifty percent of the student population is international. Top colleges may talk about diversity, but they don’t practice it.”
Praveen Nagarajan ’08

“I think that ever since Thunderbird’s inception back when we were an Air training base, Thunderbird has always been focused on how do we help the world in general, not just a specific country. How can we make a bigger impact on this planet?”
Chris Muniz ’08

“(I am most proud of) how the founders got it right 62 years ago, and how far and deep their vision was at a time when pretty much everyone thought they had lost their minds. Now it makes sense to all of us, but back then it was just a small group of visionaries.”
Dr. Angel Cabrera

“I think the fact that we’re international. When you come here, you experience the different cultures and countries from around the world. This is something that was part of our history, our present, and hopefully will be part of our future, too.”
Gabriela Perez ’09

“All the students are unique, and they are all driven to a different kind of career path. That is so interesting to me. These are young adults who really have passion for going out and making something different in the world.”
John Henrickson, Thunderbird Trustee and Chair of the Thunderbird Global Council

Achievements

True Spirit of GIving Awards winners announced

The Thunderbird student government officers nominate and vote for the True Spirit of Giving Awards at weekly meetings. The awards go to the person, club or student organization that best shows the true spirit of giving. Awards winners for this trimester are:

Student Group – Tower Restoration Team
Network/Association/Club – Thunderbird Global Human Resources Management
Professor – Hassan Hosseini
Individual Student – Taylor Beckstead
Staff - Beth Rehman, Career Management Center
Department – The Commons Staff

Thunderbird earns rugby trophy

Thunderbird’s rugby team finished ninth this month at the 2008 MBA Rugby World Cup in North Carolina and took home the Mug Trophy.

The Thunderbird team finished with four wins and two losses in the April 11-13 event, which included 22 teams from the world’s top graduate business programs. Thunderbird rolled past the host team from Duke University, 7-0, and then defeated Richard Ivey School of Business, 10-5, to capture the school’s first take-home prize since the tournament started in 1980.

The trophy is on display at the reception desk in the student services area.

Trip Reduction Program:

March drawing winners in Thunderbird’s Trip Reduction Program are Cari Wilkerson in Corporate Learning, Helen Grassbaugh in Thunderbird Case Series and Janet Kopta in Human Resources. Each winner will receive two free movie tickets.
To qualify for the program, Thunderbird employees may walk, bike, ride the bus or carpool to work, or they may refuel their vehicles between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Employees must enter the drawing at least once each month to be eligible. >>Click here for an online entry form.

Thank You Gram (TYG) March Winners:

SAAC: Sharing Community Spirit and Joy Thunderbird
Elena Chavez, senior director of operations in Corporate Learning, received the most Thank You Grams in March. Chavez was recognized by colleagues for her proactive, calm, can-do attitude and flawless execution in support of stressful projects.

Kymberlee Naugle, director of institutional events in Marketing and Communication, won March's random drawing among Thank You Gram recipients. Naugle was thanked for making homecoming an outstanding experience for alumni.

Kim Steinmetz, director of program marketing in Marketing and Communication, won the first quarter random drawing. She received a Thank You Gram in February for organizing a new and improved image library for Thunderbird.

For more information about these winners as well as others who were nominated, please click here.

To submit a Thank You Gram, Click here

Calendar of Events

May

May 1: Graduates Cocktail Reception, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., Atrium

May 2: Global Mindset Event, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m., TAC.
Contact Georgina Barbes at ext. 7311 for more information

May 2: Spring Commencement, Marriott Renaissance, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Commencement speaker is Steve Forbes.

May 6: Employee Awards Ceremony, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. in the TAC

May 15:- Support Staff Meeting, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., in HC 1-2-3

June

June 5-6: Board of Trustees Meeting in Utah

June 7: Global MBA LATAM Capstone program begins on campus

June 12: Support Staff Meeting, 10 – 11 a.m., location: TBD

June 13: Global MBA/LATAM graduation at Carefree Resort and Villas

July

July 4: School Closed

August

Aug. 7-16: EMBA 18 Residence Week, location: on campus

Aug. 8 – 15: LatAm Orientation for incoming class of 2010, location: on campus

Aug. 11-22: Full-Time Program Boot Camps, location: various

Aug. 21: Graduate Cocktail Reception, 3 – 5 p.m., location: Herberger Atrium

Aug. 22: MBA Commencement, 10 a.m., location: TBD

Aug. 22 – 29: Foundations Week, location: on campus